David Honeyboy Edwards
David "Honeyboy" Edwards (June 28, 1915 – August 29, 2011)[1] was an American blues guitarist and singer. Honeyboy was the last original Delta Blues guitarists still performing.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Edwards |
| Also known as | Honeyboy Mr Honey |
| Born | June 28, 1915 Shaw, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | August 29, 2011 (aged 96) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Delta blues, jazz, R&B, soul, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1930s–2011 |
| Labels | Earwig Music, Trix, Chess, Arc Records, APO records |
| Associated acts | Robert Johnson, Pinetop Perkins, Henry Townsend, Robert Lockwood, Jr. |
| Website | davidhoneyboyedwards |
Life and career
Early life
Edwards was born in Shaw, Mississippi, United States. He was friends with Robert Johnson, and was with him when he died.
Later career
Culture expert Alan Lomax recorded Edwards in 1942 for the first time. In his later years, Honeyboy still played concerts around the world, sometimes up to 100 concerts a year. He died on August 29, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois from congestive heart failure, at the age of 96 years.
Author
Edwards has also written a book, The World Don't Owe Me Nothin', which was published in 1997 by Chicago Review Press. The book is about his life from childhood to when he arrived in Chicago. It describes his journeys through the South in the early 1950s.
Awards
- 1996: Got into the Blues Hall of Fame
- 2005: Blues Artist of the Year
- 2007: Acoustic Artist of the Year
His albums White Windows, The World Don't Owe Me Nothing, Mississippi Delta Blues Man, and Henry Townsend [2] were all nominated for the W. C. Handy Award.
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Edwards in performance, Somerset, Kentucky, July 19, 2008
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Edwards at the Adams Avenue Roots Festival, San Diego, 2005
Edwards and Pinetop Perkins at the Master Musicians Festival, Somerset, Kentucky, July 19, 2008
Edwards performing with Devil in a Woodpile at the Hideout, Chicago
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